By Bill Moyers | BillMoyers.com | – – It’s been a week now since Donald Trump once again became our president. Here’s how it happened. After he unleashed missiles on a Syrian airfield, members of Washington’s national security establishment and elite pundits swooned. Top Democrats and Republicans led the way. Good soldiers all in the […]
Syria: to Assad & Kurds go the Spoils; Sunni extremists have Lost
By Mehmet Ozalp | (The Conversation) | – – The devastating gas attack in Syria, attributed to the Assad regime, and the swift US missile response is a game-changer for all parties involved in the Syrian conflict. This is a complex war, but it helps to look at the key players in three interlocking layers. […]
‘Suicide belts Everywhere’: As Iraqi Forces Close in, ISIL prepares to Drink the Coolaid
Special Correspondent | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – As pro-Iraq forces close in on the Islamic State fighters in Mosul, civilians trapped in the city with them, say the extremists roam around wearing suicide belts and appear to be ready to fight to the death. Word from inside Mosul makes it clear that the […]
Global Warming in Atlantic driving Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Retreat
Tom Rippeth | (The Conversation) The seasonal sea-ice retreat across the Arctic Ocean is perhaps one of the most conspicuous indicators of climate change. In September 2012, a new record was set for the time that we have been tracking sea ice with satellites: the minimum sea ice extent was some 50% below the climatic […]
Who Profits from Trump’s dramatic but useless Bombings?
By William Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – What does an “America-first” foreign policy look like under President Donald Trump? As a start, forget the ancient label of “isolationism.” With the end of Trump’s first 100 days approaching, it looks more like a military-first policy aimed at achieving global hegemony, which means it’s a potential […]
1 in 50 new Jobs in US is in Solar Energy, despite Trump
Bill Ritter, Jr. | (The Conversation) | On Tuesday, March 28, President Trump traveled to the Environmental Protection Agency to sign an executive order rolling back a number of climate-related regulations that have taken effect over the past eight years. The president’s team claims this effort will help bring our nation closer to energy independence, […]
ISIL Now Controls only 7% of Iraq: What will its Defeat Mean for the Country?
Peter Bartu | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – The west has treated ISIL as enemy number one while local actors see it as a sideshow in a political arena stretching from the Mediterranean to Iran. What does the defeat of ISIL in Mosul mean for Iraq? NurPhoto/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights reserved. A general view shows […]
Trump: We’re Not Going Into Syria . . . Unless We Do (TYT)
Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, & Jayar Jackson |The Young Turks|(Video)| – – “Our Dumbass-In-Chief can’t figure out how to not contradict himself inside the same sentence. Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Jayar Jackson, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. . . “President Donald Trump on Tuesday tried to clarify his administration’s policy toward Syria after […]
“Steve Bannon just Snapped” – “Super-Scary” (TYT & Maz Jobrani)
The Young Turks | (Lively Video Discussion) | – – “The Trump Administration would like you to think they aren’t still plagued with infighting. Wrong. Sad. Babies. Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Maz Jobrani, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. . . “White House advisers Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner are at war, creating the […]
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